The last serious pause given to the New Brunswick light rail was the Greater New Brunswick Area Corridor Study, a $200,000 study published in 2001, that hashed out a route that would run between park-and-ride stations at Piscataway and East Brunswick. Under the plan,...
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Sears closing means Ocean County Mall needs overhaul
Ocean County's older population seems to have protected its mall; both J.C. Penney and Macy's have closed stores elsewhere. But experts warn that the trend isn't reversing itself. As many as a quarter of the nation's 1,200 malls will close in the next five years, a...
N.J.'s unemployment rate just spiked, departing from rest of the country
In his last address as governor, Chris Christie acknowledged that his administration had cut the unemployment rate in half. When Christie entered office the state's unemployment rate was about 10.0 and when he left office, it was about 4.9. But the nation's...
Murphy meets with local stakeholders over state's role in Atlantic City
A decision on what role the state will take in the city is still being determined, as the new administration continues to talk to local stakeholders, said Lisa Ryan, spokeswoman for the Community Affairs Department. However, no timetable has been set for Gov. Phil...
Rutgers professor writes book about mid-life divorce trends
After two or three decades of marriage, family vacations and raising children plus making your house a home, what could go wrong? According to a Rutgers University professor and researcher, marital splits after age 50 happen more than expected. “Gray Divorce: What We...
Amboy Bank raises minimum wage for its workers to $15
Central Jersey business community reacts to Amboy Bank raising their minimum wage for its employees to $15 ahead of Gov. Phil Murphy's statewide plan to do so, quoting James Hughes. MyCentralJersey.com, February 8, 2018
Floods Are Getting Worse, and 2,500 Chemical Sites Lie in the Water’s Path
“Waterfronts are changing as a result of sea level rise,” said Jeanne Herb, an environmental policy expert at Rutgers University who has researched hazards posed by climate-related flooding to industries in New Jersey. “More often than not, these are facilities are on...
Who wants to buy a home in New Jersey? And what happened to the American Dream?
Millenials who are just getting into the age of considering homeownership have been especially affected. "They are saddled with [student loan] debt," said James Hughes, dean emeritus of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers. "Their...
Feds determine cause of deadly Hoboken train crash
Martin Robins, former NJ Transit deputy executive director and director emeritus of Voorhees Transportation Institute at Rutgers University, characterized the Trump administration action as "a foolish, ideologically-driven decision." "Here's a case where the facts...
Will NJ Transit Hoboken crash renew call for sleep tests for engineers?
State legislative hearings held after the crash revealed NJ Transit had numerous vacancies in its safety and maintenance departments and had lost veteran employees to other commuter railroads. "I think the real story goes back to the inability of NJ Transit to staff...